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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1948
Page
10
ACA Chairman David F. Snell announced two weeks remain for Houston County farmers to file for Federal Crop Insurance on their 1948 cotton crops. Growers are urged to submit applications promptly to secure coverage before the deadline.
Snell explains a government and grower nonprofit insurance program for crop losses. Congress limited coverage to the average production cost to protect investments. Applications are accepted countywide through Agricultural Conservation Association committeemen or the county PMA office in the courthouse annex.
The Geneva Lions Club staged The Geneva Jubilee, a three act minstrel at Geneva High School Auditorium drawing over 500 attendees. The cast included Julian Howell Hugh Herring Jr Watson Yarbrough Emmett Crook Brown E C Boswell Jr Lovell Brooks Hughey Penuel H R Weeks R E Doc Howell Lamarr Beck Burt Byrd Leon Purvis Pop Jackson and Curtis.
Newton Chalker, Dothan theater manager, has spent around $1,000 and six months crafting a high end super 46 tube radio set with an echo chamber to restore original sound. He uses army surplus parts and aims for AM and FM reception plus eventual television. He notes most hams pursue showy gear, not quality, and doubts manufacturers will mass produce his design. He has built well over a hundred sets including photo electric and burglar alarm projects.
Cottonwood High selects 20 seniors for Who's Who including Dorothy Pearce as prettiest girl and Earl Gene McCall as best actor. Also notes Mavis Clements Laurie Mathis and Helen Lewis as class song readers. In Montana Butte copper mines, over 7 000 miles of tunnels have been cut.
George Hamilton resigns as rector of finance for the Democratic National Committee in protest of President Truman's civil rights program. He cites disagreement with the policy, says his action divorces him from national leadership but he remains a Democrat and will back the party's nominee. Hamilton had held the post since 1947 under Robert E. Hannegan.
Members of all Future Farmers of America chapters in Geneva County met with the Samson chapter Wednesday night in celebration of Nation Plans for a CFA volleybell tournament to be held in Geneva.
The report notes several meet tammes disrupted as a few events were canceled after a server fire. Details remain unclear due to fragmented text but no fatalities are mentioned.
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